Poker Players Database

Andy Black
John Juanda
Paul Wasicka
Erik Seidel
Allen Cunningham
Gavin Smith
Phil Ivey
Aaron Bartley
David Benyamine
Viktor Blom
Annette Obrestad
Sandra Naujoks
Hendon Mob
Clonie Gowen
Vanessa Selbst
Eddy Scharf
Huck Seed

Poker Players

Poker Players become well known for many reasons. Maybe they have won a major tournament, appeared on televised poker shows, are authors of well read poker books, are legends of poker that have told us many a tale of times gone by or just a darn good player that has earned the respect of their peers in the poker community.

We have researched and interviewed popular players and collated data on their poker career. The result being our Poker Players Database containing detailed written profiles of the poker player and their life stories together with the stats behind their poker career

Find out where your favourite player ranks in one of our top lists, from the Top Earning Players to WSOP Bracelet Winners. Alternatively just search through our A-Z listing of all Player Profiles to discover things you never knew about the players we see at the poker tables.

Player Profiles

USA Paul Wasicka – Recovering from being one card away from World Champion
It was a devastating blow that was hard to take for Paul Wasicka, despite becoming a wealthy man after losing heads up at the 2006 WSOP Main Event [more...]

Germany Eddy Scharf – Airline Pilot Flying High at the Poker Tables
Eddie "Eddy" Scharf is a commercial airline pilot who is also one of the most experienced poker players in Germany with 2 WSOP bracelets to his name. [more...]

Ireland Andy Black – The Monk – Mixing Poker and Buddhism
Andy Black is known in poker circles as “The Monk”. After 5 years away from Poker living monastic life as a Buddhist devotee he returned to great success. [more...]

Taiwan Joanne Liu – Late Starter becomes a Leading Female poker player
Joanne Liu is the highest placing female in any World Poker Tour Championship event, but she didn't even know what poker was until later on in her life. [more...]

USA Clonie Gowen – Former Beauty Queen turned Poker Pro
Clonie Gowen is a former Beauty Queen turned Poker Pro who was one of the early faces of the TV poker boom thanks to her good looks and poker skills. [more...]

USA Phil Ivey – The Most Feared Opponent on the Planet
Phil Ivey is considered the best player in the world with tournament winnings of $18m and who knows how much more from the nose bleed stakes cash games he plays in [more...]